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Sense and Sensibility

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

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... I enjoyed this book as much as I alawys enjoy Austen. A perfect ending as usual. ... Read full review

Hers is the art of reference, of the knowing glance. - LibraryThing

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CBJames - February 21, 2010 - LibraryThing

... not what is said but what is not said that matters. Hers is the art of reference, of the knowing glance. The surface is overwhelmed by what is going on ... Read full review

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User Review - AliceAnna - LibraryThing

It's terribly difficult to relate to these characters in this day and age. Nevertheless the writing, characterization, color, etc. is all quite lovely, whimsical, fresh and timeless. That marriage is no longer the be-all and end-all of the universe is something that I can be truly thankful for.Read full review

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User Review - JBD1 - LibraryThing

I hadn't read much Austen at all since a much-abridged P&P when I was probably in late elementary school. After looking through a book on cover designs for Austen's works I decided I really ought to ... Read full review

About the author (2006)

Jane Austen: Born December 16, 1775, Jane Austen is one of the most celebrated authors of the English language. Her fiction is known for its witty satires on English society. Austen wrote anonymously during her life and wasn't widely recognized as a great English writer until after her death in 1817.